Historic railroads get ready for Dutch National Steam Train Day
On May 9th, the Netherlands will once again come to life during National Steam Train Day. Many museum railways organize rides in historic vehicles on this day, allowing train enthusiasts to marvel at the splendour...Read more
Thirty years of the longest undersea rail tunnel in the world
What happened on Friday 6 May 1994? Cult dance track “The Real Thing” by Tony di Bart topped the UK charts. In France, the charts were also topped by a one-hit wonder: Bruce Springsteen. Of...Read more
Glimmer of hope in UK drivers’ strike
Monday’s public holiday in the UK was typical. Cloudy with the threat of rain. However, those clouds had a silver lining. There was news of an attempt at reconciliation in the long-running industrial dispute between...Read more
NS skipped station 2788 times last year: ‘Sometimes necessary’
It’s annoying for the travelers, but sometimes really necessary. That’s what NS (Dutch Railways) says about skipping stations. According to figures obtained by NOS (Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) from the carrier, last year a station was...Read more
First Giruno train in fleet hits 1 million kilometres milestone
Stadler announced a significant milestone as the first high-speed train of SBB CFF FFS and Stadler’s Giruno fleet, named “Thurgau,” clocked in one million kilometres.Read more
Île-de-France RER E commuter line now extended to Nanterre
The RER E line now stretches to Nanterre following the inauguration of three new stations westward from Saint-Lazare station yesterday.Read more
Leven countdown is less than four weeks to go
Less than a month to go until Scotland gets its newest railway. Progress is being made all along the Levenmouth Rail Link, ahead of the return of passenger services on Sunday, June 2. Once complete,...Read more
Ivolga 4.0 debuts on Moscow Central Diameter
The inaugural journey of the Ivolga 4.0 electric train took place on Line D4 of the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) on May 2, according to a Moscow Metro press release.Read more
Alstom high-speed rolling stock on Kevin Speed’s radar
Two months after signing a framework agreement with the SNCF Réseau for the launch of their Ilisto service, French private operator Kevin Speed is gearing up for the acquisition of 20 Alstom high-speed trains, reports...Read more
‘Use metro energy to charge buses’ says Dutch research
Can you use the energy from the metro to charge electric buses? That’s what the Delft University of Technology, the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute), and GVB investigated at the Amsterdam North/South...Read more